Martial Law in Mindanao

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IN DANGER. Ground forces involved in the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi are also in danger of being hit by the so-called "friendly" fire or airstrikes. On Wednesday, 11 soldiers were killed while 10 others were wounded when a bomb dropped from an air force plane landed into their position. (Alexander D. Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

IN DANGER

Ground forces involved in the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi are also in danger of being hit by the so-called "friendly" fire or airstrikes. On Wednesday, 11 soldiers were killed while 10 others were wounded when a bomb dropped from an air force plane landed into their position. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

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Read more about the article AFP to probe Marawi ‘friendly’ fire that killed 11 soldiers
(Alexander D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

AFP to probe Marawi ‘friendly’ fire that killed 11 soldiers

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it will investigate the “friendly” fire that killed 11 soldiers and wounded 10 others amid the continued military operations against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi City.

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Read more about the article UNTIL WHEN SHALL WE WAIT? Part 2 | No man’s land in Marawi
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UNTIL WHEN SHALL WE WAIT? Part 2 | No man’s land in Marawi

The streets of Marawi are the expression of emptiness and the absence of life as all of the shops, stores, restaurants, schools, bakeries, gasoline stations and all other business establishments are closed.

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Read more about the article UNTIL WHEN SHALL WE WAIT? Part 1 | Numbers of evacuees swell in Marawi
WAITING TO GO HOME – This elderly woman is among the thousands of displaced residents of Marawi who now stays in an evacuation center in Buru-un, Iligan City. She also longs to go home to Marawi as ground operations against the Maute group in the area continue. (Alexander D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

UNTIL WHEN SHALL WE WAIT? Part 1 | Numbers of evacuees swell in Marawi

  MARAWI CITY – On the 8th day after armed men attacked this city and Pres. Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao, uncertainties and fear painted the face of every…

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Read more about the article Marawi conflict in numbers: 19 civilians killed, 18,609 families displaced, 89 slain terrorists  
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Marawi conflict in numbers: 19 civilians killed, 18,609 families displaced, 89 slain terrorists  

A total of 19 civilians and 89 terrorists were killed while 18, 609 families were displaced, the latest update in the government’s tally on military action in Marawi City, according to Malacañang on Wednesday.

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